er Oke o the |. MADNESS II : Ns How Thyroid Experts are Challenging oe cAel ea er aes Ineffective Treatments “ules ee a and Improving the Lives <e e , @ 4 e=.& e . bae= v e e"-a2F e of Patients &—i = Janie A. Bowthorpe M.Ed. Editor alge Adams FNP * Geoffrey T. Bouc MD * Jeffrey Dach MD * Lena D. Edwards MD Andrew H. HeymanM D « Carla Heiser RDN * PaulaH.Luber MD ¢ Benjamin D. LynchN D William D. Trumbower MD ¢ Philip L. Roberts MD * Yusuf (JP) Saleeby MD Laura R. Stone MD * Nguyen D.Phan MD « dames C. Yang MD STOP THE THYROID MADNESS II: How Thyroid Experts are Challenging Ineffective Treatments and Improving the Lives of Patients Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2022 with funding from Kahle/Austin Foundation https://archive.org/details/stopthyroidmadneOO0Ounse STOP Te THE THYROID MADNESS How Thyroid Experts are Challenging Ineffective Treatments and Improving the Lives of Patients JANIE A. BOWTHORPE, M.ED. EDITOR AUTHORS: Paige Adams, FNP ° Geoffrey T. Bouc, MD Jeffrey Dach, MD ¢ Lena D. Edwards MD Andrew H. Heyman, MD ° Carla Heiser, RDN Paula H. Luber, MD © Benjamin D. Lynch, ND Nguyen D. Phan, MD °¢ Philip L. Roberts, MD Yusuf (JP) Saleeby, MD ¢ Laura R. Stone, MD William D. Trumbower, MD ¢ James C. Yang, MD LAUGHING GRAPE PUBLISHING LLC IMPORTANT NOTE: The information provided in this book is designed to strictly provide helpful information on the subjects discussed. This book is not meant to ‘a a substitute for consultation with a healthcare professional, nor should it be used to diagnose or treat any medical condition. For di- agnosis or treatment of any medical problem, consult your own physi- cian. 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Bowthorpe Dedicated to all the well-chosen practitioners who made this dream come to fruition—a book chock full of your wisdom, open-mindedness and professional knowledge, all of which thyroid patients hope will promote insight and intelligent discussion about better thyroid treatment! es ae nm = ee 95P ress, Ps . & Gp 4 : ep tectS w-ad canmerercesG,re vow sige eS ©) Le wr > Byte py dah, ples whee Vis. © =p ge ’ ; ie oo _ -_ as. @ 7 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS For years, | have focused my activism solely on thyroid patient- to-patient communication and the compilation of our experiences and wisdom about better thyroid treatment. Then it hit me: overall, | think I’ve done my job! I have a humon- gous website of information: www.stopthethyroidmadness.com. 1 have a book which continues to change lives worldwide, called Stop the Thyroid Madness: A Patient Revolution Against Decades of Inferior Thyroid Treat- ment (and that’s been very humbling!) I have large Facebook groups, plus I’m associated with numerous internet patient forums. So, I reasoned, it’s time to open a new door! It’s time to bring key medical professionals into the thyroid activism/advocacy I represent. And why not bring them in! There are so many we appreciate and who could enlighten us further due to their training, experience and wisdom. First and foremost, | am so thankful for those medical professionals who said “Yes, [ll contribute to this.’ Because | worried--do they know me or respect me enough to trust me to do this? And hallelujah, they did! :) I am indebted to George and Carol Hagen whose support helped with the creation of the cover and interior layout and design. And I am forever appreciative for those many friends and colleagues who offered wise opinion, excellent tips and needed support. It’s not easy doing a book!! Finally, I am so grateful for a husband who has the patience of Job when his wife says “Jin going to be an Editor for a book”. 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